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If you are a musician looking for a place to live, listen up…
Here are the top 50 cities for musicians to live in America.
| Rank | City | Population | Music Businesses Per Density | Proportion of Music-Related Occupations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco, CA | 881,549 | 2.77 | 4.92% |
| 2 | Washington, DC | 705,749 | 1.13 | 5.80% |
| 3 | Minneapolis, MN | 429,606 | 1.02 | 4.42% |
| 4 | Seattle, WA | 753,675 | 0.58 | 4.45% |
| 5 | New York, NY | 8,336,817 | 0.57 | 4.50% |
| 6 | Atlanta, GA | 506,811 | 0.57 | 4.12% |
| 7 | Pittsburgh, PA | 300,286 | 0.60 | 3.06% |
| 7 | Los Angeles, CA | 3,979,576 | 0.40 | 6.26% |
| 9 | Boston, MA | 692,600 | 0.94 | 2.81% |
| 10 | Glendale, CA | 199,303 | 0.33 | 6.33% |
| 11 | Providence, RI | 179,883 | 0.94 | 2.72% |
| 12 | Chicago, IL | 2,693,976 | 0.51 | 2.84% |
| 12 | Portland, OR | 654,741 | 0.39 | 4.30% |
| 14 | Long Beach, CA | 462,628 | 0.48 | 2.82% |
| 15 | Oakland, CA | 433,031 | 0.30 | 4.61% |
| 16 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 182,437 | 0.80 | 2.63% |
| 17 | Denver, CO | 727,211 | 0.44 | 2.75% |
| 18 | Saint Louis, MO | 300,576 | 0.66 | 2.56% |
| 18 | Cincinnati, OH | 303,940 | 0.38 | 2.90% |
| 20 | Orlando, FL | 287,442 | 0.46 | 2.64% |
| 21 | New Orleans, LA | 390,144 | 0.38 | 2.77% |
| 22 | Austin, TX | 978,908 | 0.28 | 3.76% |
| 23 | Miami, FL | 467,963 | 1.50 | 2.08% |
| 24 | Saint Paul, MN | 308,096 | 0.31 | 2.79% |
| 25 | Rochester, NY | 205,695 | 0.50 | 2.16% |
| 26 | Richmond, VA | 230,436 | 0.28 | 2.79% |
| 27 | Tampa, FL | 399,700 | 0.42 | 2.15% |
| 28 | Tempe, AZ | 195,805 | 0.30 | 2.57% |
| 29 | Baltimore, MD | 593,490 | 0.36 | 2.39% |
| 30 | Grand Rapids, MI | 201,013 | 0.30 | 2.61% |
| 31 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,584,064 | 0.40 | 2.03% |
| 32 | San Diego, CA | 1,423,851 | 0.21 | 2.64% |
| 33 | Las Vegas, NV | 651,319 | 1.04 | 1.77% |
| 34 | Eugene, OR | 172,622 | 0.25 | 2.50% |
| 35 | Nashville, TN | 670,820 | 0.14 | 4.15% |
| 35 | Salt Lake City, UT | 200,567 | 0.15 | 3.00% |
| 37 | Knoxville, TN | 187,603 | 0.16 | 2.64% |
| 38 | Sacramento, CA | 513,624 | 0.42 | 1.85% |
| 39 | Dallas, TX | 1,343,573 | 0.25 | 1.99% |
| 40 | Saint Petersburg, FL | 265,351 | 0.24 | 2.00% |
| 41 | Buffalo, NY | 255,284 | 0.30 | 1.81% |
| 41 | Milwaukee, WI | 590,157 | 0.29 | 1.86% |
| 41 | Huntington Beach, CA | 199,223 | 0.15 | 2.50% |
| 44 | Scottsdale, AZ | 258,069 | 0.18 | 2.07% |
| 45 | Durham, NC | 278,993 | 0.15 | 2.35% |
| 46 | Anaheim, CA | 350,365 | 0.36 | 1.68% |
| 47 | Boise, ID | 228,959 | 0.15 | 2.18% |
| 47 | Madison, WI | 259,680 | 0.16 | 2.15% |
| 49 | Salem, OR | 174,365 | 0.19 | 1.97% |
| 50 | Omaha, NE | 478,192 | 0.30 | 1.74% |
